Read more public transportation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8666/public-transportation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:26:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74631/once-profitable-services-are-killing-local-budgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMunicipally owned businesses like utilities, public transportation, and betting parlors used to bring in much-needed cash flow, but the recession has done its predictable work. State and local governments nationwide will likely hemorrhage $3.5 billion this year running these concerns which brought in upwards of $120 billion during the...http://www.newser.com/story/74631/once-profitable-services-are-killing-local-budgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:52:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73710/boston-subway-just-misses-woman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Boston subway train came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks. She told authorities afterward she'd been drinking. Both the train's driver and another Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee have been hailed as heroes for their quick action.http://www.newser.com/story/73710/boston-subway-just-misses-woman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:10:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71888/brothel-goes-green-with-bike-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Berlin brothel that offers a discount to patrons who arrive by bicycle or public transportation is touting itself as the first “green” sex stop. Clients simply present their helmet, bike lock, or bus ticket at the Maison d’Envie, which just happens to be in a district where the Green...http://www.newser.com/story/71888/brothel-goes-green-with-bike-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 12:01:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68528/honolulu-mulls-body-odor-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHonolulu's city council has delayed voting on a measure to bar stinky people from public transit, reports the Advertiser . The ordinance would crack down on people with “odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system.” Part of the reason for the delay is the...http://www.newser.com/story/68528/honolulu-mulls-body-odor-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 11:17:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64311/green-berlin-brothel-offers-cyclists-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Berlin brothel is trying to boost business and make the red-light district a greener place with a new discount program, Reuters reports. Patrons who cycle to the brothel or who can prove they got there on public transport will get $7 off the usual $100 price, according to the...http://www.newser.com/story/64311/green-berlin-brothel-offers-cyclists-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 2:10:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63985/poverty-heat-infrastructure-make-southerners-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American South is the most obese region in the country because of a “perfect storm” of factors, Claire Suddath writes for Time . Mississippi, whose 33% adult obesity rate makes it the fattest state, is also the poorest, with 21% of people living under the poverty line. That means less...http://www.newser.com/story/63985/poverty-heat-infrastructure-make-southerners-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 14:32:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60686/michael-moore-9-ways-to-rise-from-gms-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe end of General Motors is an opportunity for an America that now owns 60% of the company, writes Michael Moore. Let’s take advantage of the death of a firm that built poor cars, battled environmental rules, and shipped jobs away by using its facilities to implement a new system...http://www.newser.com/story/60686/michael-moore-9-ways-to-rise-from-gms-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 13:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57658/avoid-planes-trains-closed-spaces-biden.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Biden is advising his family to avoid confined places where swine flu could spread easily, including airplanes, subways, classrooms, and malls, the VP told the Today Show today. A single sneeze "goes all the way through the aircraft," he noted. Biden also said it's too late to close the...http://www.newser.com/story/57658/avoid-planes-trains-closed-spaces-biden.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 8:26:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49697/human-waste-helps-oslos-carbon-footprint.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorwegian officials have hit on a novel, if gassy, alternative to carbon-spewing gasoline, Dave Demerjian writes in Wired . Starting in September, Oslo will capture methane, a byproduct of the process at its sewage treatment plants, and use it to power city buses. Norway hopes to use the gaseous human contribution...http://www.newser.com/story/49697/human-waste-helps-oslos-carbon-footprint.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 16:21:43 CST